Why Space Will Freak You Out

Name: Why Space Will Freak You Out
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781464227097
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The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe

By Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke

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Description

An exploration of the spookiest, strangest, wackiest parts of the universe! In this photo-illustrated outer space book by two NASA scientists, readers will have a blast exploring the scary, creepy, horrific parts of the universe. From rotten-egg moons to zombie planets to spaghettification to real-life death stars, they'll find out just how bonkers space truly is. Open this book if you want to be freaked out just a tad . . . and make sure to read with the lights on! Topics include- The terrifying two-faced planet (Mercury) The stormiest world in the solar system (Jupiter) The anti-freeze and fertilizer moon (Titan) The saltwater tomb (Enceladus) The planet cloaked in darkness (Tres-2B) A world being eaten by its own star (Wasp-12B) An expanding, exploding brain in space (Eta Carinae)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781464227097

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 March 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Explore

Contributors:

Illustrated by Robert Ball

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 112

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Kimberly Arcand Megan Watzke Penguin Books Science & Nature

About the Author

Dr. Kimberly K. Arcand was working in biology when she was hired for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1998. Since she always wanted to be an astronaut when she was little, this opportunity brought Kim close to the cosmos but without the long distance commute. Today, Kim uses data to tell stories about science, whether in the form of a 3D print of an exploded star, a virtual reality application of a pulsar, or a sound of a black hole. Outside of work, Kim likes to hang out with her family including her husband, two grown-up children, her parents, two dogs, and a cat. She's a big fan of nature and loves to be outside gardening, walking and looking for her next rainbow.

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A stunning visual exploration of the power and behaviour of light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Light allows humans to see things around us, but we can only see a sliver of all the light in the universe, also known as the electromagnetic spectrum. Renowned science communicators Kim Arcand and Megan Watzke bring the entire spectrum to life and present...

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